“Until the cities lie ruined^(B)
    and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted^(C)
    and the fields ruined and ravaged,^(D)
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away^(E)
    and the land is utterly forsaken.^(F)
13 And though a tenth remains^(G) in the land,
    it will again be laid waste.^(H)
But as the terebinth and oak
    leave stumps^(I) when they are cut down,
    so the holy^(J) seed will be the stump in the land.”^(K)

²¹ The shepherds^(A) are senseless^(B)
    and do not inquire of the Lord;^(C)
so they do not prosper^(D)
    and all their flock is scattered.^(E)

⁶     my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.^(A)

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law^(B) of your God,
    I also will ignore your children.